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fissure
A fissure is a long, narrow crack opening along the surface of Earth. The term is derived from the Latin word , which means 'cleft' or 'crack'. Fissures emerge in Earth's crust, on ice sheets and glaciers, and on volcanoes.
Ground fissure ...
is a narrow crack or opening in the Earth's surface
Fissure or fissures may also refer to:
Anatomy and healthcare
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Fissure (anatomy)
In biological morphology and anatomy, a sulcus (pl. ''sulci'') is a furrow or fissure (Latin ''fissura'', plural ''fissurae''). It may be a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in the surface of a limb or an organ, ...
, a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in various parts of the body
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Fissure (botany), a split or crack; a line or opening of dehiscence.
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Fissure (dentistry)
Tooth decay, also known as cavities or caries, is the breakdown of teeth due to acids produced by bacteria. The cavities may be a number of different colors from yellow to black. Symptoms may include pain and difficulty with eating. Complicati ...
, a break in the tooth enamel
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Sulcus (morphology)
In biological morphology and anatomy, a sulcus (pl. ''sulci'') is a furrow or fissure (Latin ''fissura'', plural ''fissurae''). It may be a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in the surface of a limb or an organ, ...
, furrow or groove in the surface of a limb or an organ
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Sulcus (neuroanatomy)
In neuroanatomy, a sulcus (Latin: "furrow", pl. ''sulci'') is a depression or groove in the cerebral cortex.
It surrounds a gyrus (pl. gyri), creating the characteristic folded appearance of the brain in humans and other mammals. The la ...
, a large depression or groove in the cerebral cortex
Geology
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Fissure vein, a vein of ore aggregated in a fissure
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Fissure vent
A fissure vent, also known as a volcanic fissure, eruption fissure or simply a fissure, is a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity. The vent is often a few metres wide and may be many kilo ...
, a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity
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Ice fissure
A crevasse is a deep crack, that forms in a glacier or ice sheet that can be a few inches across to over 40 feet. Crevasses form as a result of the movement and resulting stress associated with the shear stress generated when two semi-rigid p ...
, deep fracture or crevasse in glaciology
Art and entertainment
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''Fissures'' (album), a 1997 album by Robert Rich and Alio Die
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''Fissures'' (film), a 2009 film
People
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Fissure (gamer), online alias of professional esports player Baek Chan-hyung
See also
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